That was actually our experience, as well, in doing the brain repair program and the large team grants.
There's another aspect to what Dr. Quirion has said, and that is that in addition to trying to cobble together a bunch of grants for one researcher, if they want to collaborate with other teams, those teams have to find the grants they need, because there are no natural grants that enable them to work together. Suddenly we have this complexity. Teams are each individual, and everyone within that lab is applying for multiple grants and is hoping that a team they want to work with is able to equally get funding so that they can finally bring their work together.
It's an enormous amount of time, because it takes a while for any kind of team to form and work together in a meaningful way and not just virtually. I think providing larger grants for at least three years, if not five years, and cutting down the process of having to apply every year for small amounts will make a dramatic difference. We saw the results, and we are a very small organization with limited funds. Our grants were $1.5 million for three years, and we were able to do five. But we saw dramatic results.
I think this is well supported by both the science and the science community.